Enigmail
CVE-2014-5369
MEDIUM
Vulnerability Assessment
| Weakness |
CWE
OWASP Top 10:2025
A04:2025 - Cryptographic Failures
ASVS 5.0
V11 - Cryptography Cryptographic controls
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| Impact | CVSS score of 4.3 (MEDIUM). Attack characteristics: network attack vector, M complexity. Public proof-of-concept exploit code is available. EPSS exploitation probability: 0.58%. |
| Exploit ScenarioDerived | This vulnerability can be exploited remotely over the network. Successful exploitation could compromise the medium-severity affected system. |
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Enigmail 1.7.x before 1.7.2 sends emails in plaintext when encryption is enabled and only BCC recipients are specified, which allows remote attackers to obtain sensitive information by sniffing the. Rated medium severity (CVSS 4.3), this vulnerability is remotely exploitable. Public exploit code available.
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A vendor patch is available. Apply the latest security update as soon as possible. Apply vendor patches when available. Implement network segmentation and monitoring as interim mitigations.
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This vulnerability is classified under CWE-310. Enigmail 1.7.x before 1.7.2 sends emails in plaintext when encryption is enabled and only BCC recipients are specified, which allows remote attackers to obtain sensitive information by sniffing the network. Affected products include: Enigmail. Version information: before 1.7.2.
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CVSS VectorNVD
DescriptionCVE.org
Enigmail 1.7.x before 1.7.2 sends emails in plaintext when encryption is enabled and only BCC recipients are specified, which allows remote attackers to obtain sensitive information by sniffing the network.
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Attack Technique
Information disclosure occurs when an application unintentionally exposes sensitive data that aids attackers in reconnaissance or directly compromises security.
Affected Products (CPE)CVE.org
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An issue was discovered in Enigmail before 1.9.9. Rated high severity (CVSS 7.5), this vulnerability is remotely exploit
An issue was discovered in Enigmail before 1.9.9. Rated high severity (CVSS 7.5), this vulnerability is remotely exploit
An issue was discovered in Enigmail before 1.9.9. Rated high severity (CVSS 7.5), this vulnerability is remotely exploit
An issue was discovered in Enigmail before 1.9.9. Rated high severity (CVSS 7.3), this vulnerability is remotely exploit
An issue was discovered in Enigmail before 1.9.9. Rated medium severity (CVSS 6.5), this vulnerability is remotely explo
An issue was discovered in Enigmail before 1.9.9 that allows remote attackers to trigger use of an intended public key f
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